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I have tonsils cancer. Already gone through 1st round of chemo and radiation. Completed it in...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1045051/

Discussion: Feeding tube patients: What's your experience?

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Apr 4 1:29am

Thank you Ellen for your reply and suggestions. Very helpful. He had 6 weekly chemotherapy sessions...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/853892/

Discussion: How to gain weight after H&N Cancer treatment ends?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: May 3, 2023

I finished my radiation treatments two weeks ago. For several weeks, my throat pain terrible, I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/941008/

Discussion: Getting frustrated with throat pain post radiation

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Oct 3, 2023

October 2023 had both tonsils out left on cancer and tissue removed from back of throat....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1035667/

Discussion: Just Diagnosed with Tonsil Cancer - How to Treat?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Mar 18 9:03am

Yup, 21 days! In a nutshell: 1) Much less fatigue. Not up for a 10K but...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1174060/

Discussion: 9 days after end of treatment, mouth and throat questions

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Nov 15 3:26pm

Hello @ dc56 I agree, it’s unfortunate that we had to learn the hard way about...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/832549/

Discussion: HPV P16 positive cancer

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Mar 26, 2023

HI Phyllis, Yes, I was quite bright prior to my cancer treatments. Afterward and during I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1085676/

Discussion: Anyone notice cognitive impairment with throat cancer or treatment?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jun 12 2:55pm

Hello @valx , so sorry this is happening to you both. Cancer diagnosis and treatment plus...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/875862/

Discussion: HPV tonsil, throat cancer spread to lymph node chains & clumped

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jun 10, 2023

My sister, 68, had squamous cell carcinoma, stage 4 on the left side of her tongue....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/956207/

Discussion: Radiation side effects with H&N cancer. When will they ever end?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Oct 30, 2023

I am not a doctor but this was my experience. I was diagnosed with HPV16+ OSCC...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1034503/

Discussion: Just Diagnosed with Tonsil Cancer - How to Treat?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Mar 16 8:45am

I was diagnosed with HPV16+ OSCC in March 2023. I had TORS robotic surgery April 2023....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/898554/

Discussion: Trismus (lock jaw) after Head & Neck cancer treatment: What helps?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jul 19, 2023

Actually I had the traditional radiation. I finished in early February of this year. My docs...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1145112/

Discussion: Checking in again after starting treatment

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Sep 21 2:05pm

Hi @lennyc, and welcome to you. I am sorry for your diagnosis. After beginning treatment for...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/974685/

Discussion: Meet others living with Head & Neck Cancer: Introduce yourself

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Dec 4, 2023

My son-in-law has been diagnosed with throat cancer. I do not have many facts, but so...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/748207/

Discussion: Squamous cell throat cancer

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Sep 11, 2022

Actually it’s my brother who has been diagnosed. The oncologist is Larry Lawson and surgeon is...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/617900/

Discussion: After radiation: Tracheotomy, feeding tube and hard to swallow

Support Group: Cancer: Managing Symptoms

Posted: Jul 18, 2021

My brother had radiation for throat cancer. Now the scar tissue is hurting and causing intense...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/914774/

Discussion: Has anyone had surgery to remove scar tissue?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Aug 17, 2023

My husband was diagnosed with HPV 16 positive on left side back of tongue as primary...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/869170/

Discussion: Tongue and tonsil HPV found.

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: May 30, 2023

Hi, my husband had radiation & chemo for tonsil p16+. He finished treatment almost 9 months...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1067242/

Discussion: How long before my taste buds recover after H&N treatments?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: May 13 12:37pm

SCC , skin with deep involvement including facial nerve, zygomatic bone and periosteum, parotid gland and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1086059/

Discussion: Meet others living with Head & Neck Cancer: Introduce yourself

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jun 13 8:41am

Just had surgery at John’s Hopkins to remove all of he nodes from zones 1 through...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/796726/

Discussion: HPV P16 positive cancer

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jan 14, 2023

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